Myths and fantasies about cats

a. Cats treat themselves, licking wounds.

Small wounds and scrapes can allow the cat to lick long, it disinfects them and promotes healing. If the wound is extensive, or licking too insistent, it can increase and even deepen it. The rough surface of the cat's tongue, like sandpaper, peels the top layers of skin, slowing the healing.

2. Cats maintain a balance with the mustache.

Whiskers ( vibriscy ) in cats - the bodies of touch and balance, they do not have any relation.

3. Cat and dog - enemies.

Stories about the eternal enmity cats and dogs are unfounded. Simply, they speak different languages ​​, often mutually understanding each other. Sometimes there are animals with a strong hunting instinct, or overly aggressive, some people are especially set against the dogs to cats. However, living in a beautiful family pets get along with each other, and some outgoing loving dog ready to be friends with all the cats in the world.

4. Cats can see in the dark during the day.

Another common misconception. In fact, cats can see in the dark a little better than people ( because they have eyes, but not lights ). But! . And ears on top, all of which e - hear! . Among other things, even in the daytime vision of cats is not perfect. Unfortunately, our pets suffer from hyperopia and sometimes do not notice what is happening right under their noses. For example, a bowl of food they determine by smell. By the way, sniffing for food, they only want to know the temperature, but not taste.

5. If the cat is not walking on the street, then it can not get sick.

The causative agents of dangerous diseases can be caught in an apartment on the clothing and footwear owners, as well as through contaminated poor-quality food for cats.

6. After sterilization, the cats become fat and lazy.

Rather, they become more compliant and calm that some people take for laziness. In fact any male - and neutered, and natural - sleeping in the day, no less than 18 hours. And in winter, and day and night at all fast asleep, getting up only to eat. Cat to feel normal cat in the prime of life, requires the constant presence of two cats ... It can not provide it - castrated.

7. Cats always land on their feet without pain.

Domestic cats - great acrobats and instinct helps the falling cat landing on feet. First, she turns her head and front legs, then steering the tail - the rear part of the body. Thus, all four feet pointing to the ground. However, this does not mean that the cat is invulnerable and feels no pain. Falling from a great height very often leads to bone fractures, and the animal may even break the death.

8. Siamese cats are aggressive in fact, no more than any other breed. Only a man of his ill-treatment and lack of understanding can make an animal aggressive. Siamese cats are just very jumpy and temperamental, brighter than others to express their emotions. And the voice of their loud (but not the loudest of all, it is also misleading, sphinxes, for example, roaring so that Siamese rest ).

9. Cats are cunning and ill luck to their owners.

Behavioral problems commonly associated with stress. Cats are very sensitive to changes in the host's daily routine, to repair, and family quarrels. This causes them stress and depression. Behavioral problems can also be caused by various diseases. If the cat begins to make its case is not in a specially designated place, she may have kidney disease.

10. Cats need a fish.

This myth is reflected in the composition prepared cat food, many of them include as a component of fish. Have you ever seen a dog food with fish? . Do not need it, and cats. This myth is science- based. As already mentioned, cats need taurine and vitamin A, and fish products - a good source of both. However, many food products contain a sufficient quantity and taurine, and vitamin A, therefore, believed that cats always need a fish properly.